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May 19th, 2007

American Idol Billboard Updates - May 19, 2007

Here’s a breakdown of how our favorite American Idol alumni are doing on theBillboard 200 (dated May 26, 2007 - if the album appears on another chart it will be in brackets):

Chris Daughtry — #6
Carrie Underwood — #8 (#1 Country)
Bucky Covington — #44 (#9 Country)
Elliott Yamin — #67 (up from #87) (#4 Independent) (#49 R&B/Hip-Hop)
Fantasia […]

By Jeanne -- 8 comments

May 19th, 2007

Paris Bennett Makes Billboard Debut

American Idol season 5 contestant Paris Bennett has debuted on the Billboard charts. She’s #1 on the Top Heatseekers chart with her first album, “Princess P.” Paris is the 27th “Idol” singer to appear on the Billboard charts, and by capturing pole position, she gives the franchise its 122nd No. 1, counting all […]

By Jeanne -- 5 comments

December 28th, 2006

Carrie Underwood Has Been Busy

Carried has had a busy end-of-the-year sprint for her singing career.
Underwood was noticeably drained of energy, and understandably so, considering the eventful week she’d had: In addition to winning five Billboard Awards three nights earlier in Las Vegas, the singer also performed for the President at the Kennedy Center Honors, taped an episode of “Oprah” […]

By Jason -- 0 comments

November 13th, 2006

Fantasia Partners w/ OutKast’s Big Boi on 2nd Album

Fantasia Barrino, American Idol winner on Season 3 has snagged a number of hip-hop stars to help her on her sophomore album release entitled, “Fantasia”.
R&B vocalist Fantasia will return Dec. 12 with her self-titled sophomore album, due via J/19. The disc boasts collaborations with producers Missy Elliott, Swizz Beatz and Babyface, as well as songwriters […]

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October 17th, 2006

Ruben Studdard’s 2nd Album Details “The Return”

Ruben Studdard’s 2nd album “The Return” now has more details available.
Affable “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard loads his sophomore disc, “The Return,” with smooth grooves and standard R&B tracks—but no standouts. For the most part, his vocal performances, often likened to late legend Luther Vandross, are flat and not as stunning as expected. Though his […]

By Jason -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2006

Kellie Pickler #41 on Hot Country Songs chart

Kellie Pickler has an album scheduled for release October 31st called “Small Town Girl”. One song from the album, “Red High Heels” is currently #41 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
“I’ve just tried to put a piece of my life in each one of the songs to kind of make the listeners feel like I’m […]

By Jason -- 0 comments